

He released his debut album, 17, on August 25, 2017. Onfroy rose to fame with the release of his song "Look at Me". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 26, 2018. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with its singles "Sad!" and "Changes" both reaching the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. Onfroy's second album, ?, was released on March 16, 2018. The album received a positive response from critics, some of which lauded the album for its personal narratives and diverse musical style. 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 86,000 album-equivalent units first week. Well known for his "depressing, and at times devastating" music that brought attention to mental health, Onfroy employed styles and techniques that were unconventional in hip hop during his career, such as distortion and heavy guitar-backed instrumentals drawing inspiration from third-wave emo. He was a popular figure in SoundCloud rap, a trap scene that takes elements of lo-fi music and harsh 808s.


He began writing music after being released from a juvenile detention center and released his first song on SoundCloud in June 2013, titled "News/Flock". Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (Janu– June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.īorn in Plantation, Florida, Onfroy spent most of his childhood in Lauderhill.
